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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

202 reviews

findleydunn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Kind of slow until 3/4 through, then fast and exciting. I like the morals at the end, but it's a little hard to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

mailenlovesreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

kaylalikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was overall, a very enjoyable read - I found it hard to put down. Each character was written with such depth and complexity and I liked the concept of everything happening in a day and the multiple timelines. 

One complaint I have that shouldn’t really be an issue if you haven’t read her other books, is that while I’m aware this book was somewhat set in the same world as Daisy Jones, many of the characters and their flaws did feel quite repetitive to those in Daisy Jones, as well as the general way in which the plot played out. The main themes in the book were extremely similar (

fame, addiction, generally being a morally gray person because of fame and addiction)

, but it’s still definitely worth the read. I think the similarities negatively impacted how I saw this book, so I would recommend reading Daisy Jones first to avoid that, as I do think it’s overall the better story with more plot points and twists, as well as a stronger story in general. 

My only other real complaint is how the last third of the book

(set during the party)

got quite dragged out by all the random characters and their side plots. Each side plot could have been interesting on its own tangent but together felt irrelevant when we had no real attachment to those characters as a reader. It made what was happening with the main characters feel less intense than it was.  

Not really a commentary on how good the book was, but I find it interesting that the blurb highlights

the house being set on fire, in a way that makes it seem like a major plot point or something that would happen early on, despite it not happening until the very end of the book

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Despite these complaints, it really was overall a pretty great read and I would still highly recommend it. Taylor Jenkins Reid is clearly a fantastic reader with a very nuanced style or writing, I just wish this book had some new themes from her that I hadn’t seen before. 

Like Daisy Jones, this story felt unique in the way it was written other authors I’ve read recently, and I’m increasingly intrigued to read the rest of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books with this one proving once again that she is an incredible writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

_lera_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Car accident

steviewigles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Riva siblings, my beloveds

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual harassment

gandalf_a's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ashleyvaleria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tjr is incapable of writing a bad book. she just has a way of writing that draws you in completely to the world and writes characters so complex it’s hard to fully hate any of them even if they are a “villain”. the riva family has my whole heart and reading each one of their individual stories had my heart beaming and breaking throughout the book. the way she wrote the generational trauma and sibling dynamics was amazing to read and the siblings are all just so lovable despite some faults. i loved the different povs and timelines it really kept me engaged. reading back and forth between june and mick and the kids was fun to read and was able to demonstrate the mirroring of each others lives as well as the differences. so so many quotes stood out to me about how you have to choose what u carry from your parents and what u let go of, is it really worth it trying to break the cycle or is it inevitable that the cycle continues? ugh just such a great demonstration of family dynamics and how past generations affect you and your life while also using the backdrop of 1960s-80s Malibu, CA and the culture and lives of its stars to make the story that much more engaging and interesting. another hit by tjr and i cannot wait to read carrie soto !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

ellaraeread's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Abortion

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment